Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide in English

BRT Planning Guide - September 2007

Complete Guide (66 MB PDF)

Chapters

Click on the chapter title to download the PDF document:

• Introduction (2.5 MB PDF)


• Part I, Project Preparation (13.5 MB PDF)


• Part II, Operational Design (11.4 MB PDF)


• Part III, Physical Design (12.6 MB PDF)


• Part IV, Integration (9.3 MB PDF)


• Part V, Business Plan (9.6 MB PDF)


• Part VI, Evaluation and Implementation (4.9 MB PDF)


• Resources, Annexes and References (788 KB PDF)

Additional Resources

• Annex 1, BRT System Comparisons (224 KB PDF)


• Annex 2, BRT Consultant Directory (116 KB PDF)


• Sample operator contract (1.5 MB Word file)


• BRT Infrastructure Cost Calculator (40 KB Excel file)

The Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide is copyrighted by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). It is intended for technical and educational use only and may not be used for commercial purposes. It may not be reprinted or modified without the explicit authorization of ITDP.

The BRT Planning Guide is co-edited by Lloyd Wright, Executive Director of Viva; and Walter Hook, Executive Director of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). It was developed through support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Global Environment Facility/United Nations Environment Programme, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH.

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